01 October 2004 Friday 15 Shaban 1425 KARACHI: Ibad orders 2 pro-VCs for each varsity KARACHI, Sept 30: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad Khan has ordered for appointment of two pro-vice chancellors at each of the public sector varsities in the province at the earliest, official sources said. ... KARACHI: Differences crop up on light-rail project KARACHI, Sept 30: Differences have cropped up between the officials of the Planning Commission of Pakistan and the provincial and city governments on the mode for construction of a light-rail project on Corridor-I. ... KARACHI: City govt, Unicef sign accord KARACHI, Sept 30: The city government and Unicef on Thursday signed an accord to promote cooperation in child healthcare and protection, girls' primary education, and other issues in education and health sectors. ... KARACHI: SC disposes of expelled students' petitions KARACHI, Sept 30: The Supreme Court has disposed of the expelled Sindh Medical College students petitions for leave to appeal as not pressed. ... KARACHI: Plan to avert water crisis implemented KARACHI, Sept 30: Sindh will be facing more than 50 per cent water shortage in its requirement for Rabi crop this year and this may be the worst shortage to be experienced by the province in the past many years. ... KARACHI: Workshop highlights NGOs role KARACHI, Sept 30: What constitutional provisions dealt with the Gen Pervez Musharraf's desire to retain two offices simultaneously, asked Munawwar Sultana, a participant at the Pakistan Legislative Strengthening Consortium (PLSC). ... KARACHI: First year commerce placement list for girls KARACHI, Sept 30: The centralized admission committee for colleges on Thursday released the placement lists of 7,590 girl students for admission to first year commerce. ... KARACHI: People resent police highhandedness KARACHI, Sept 30: Outraged residents of Ali Mohammad Mohalla (UC-6), Lyari Town, have strongly condemned police for subjecting them to excesses and harassment on the pretext of the ongoing search for criminals. ... KARACHI: School holiday today KARACHI, Sept 30: All government and private schools in the city would remain closed on Friday on account of Shab-i-Bara'at, it was learnt officially. ... KARACHI: Official under pressure for drive against blood banks KARACHI, Sept 30: A health department official who played a key role in launching a drive against the unregistered blood banks. ... KARACHI: KBCA's mobile teams to visit kutchi abadis - Regularizing illegal buildings KARACHI, Sept 30: The Karachi Building Control Authority has decided to send its mobile teams to kutchi abadis for speedy disposal of regularization cases of illegal structures under its new policy. ... KARACHI: HSC results announced KARACHI, Sept 30: The Board of Intermediate Education on Thursday notified the results of HSC Part I (Class XI) annual examination-2004 of Science (Pre-Engineering Group). ... KARACHI: Witness turns hostile KARACHI, Sept 30: A prosecution witness in the case against two doctor brothers was declared hostile on Thursday after he gave an "obliging statement in favour of the accused". ... ISLAMABAD: DPs complain about police harassment ISLAMABAD, Sept 30: A free legal camp was arranged by the Advice and Legal Aid Centre (ALAC), a project of an NGO, for Afghan refugees at Bari Imam on Thursday, says a press release. ... ISLAMABAD: Pasha's works go on display today ISLAMABAD, Sept 30: It is after almost a decade that Naeem Pasha has decided to exhibit some of the works he had been engaged with over the period of time and he had decided to do so at 'The Art Gallery' of Mubeena Zubairi. ... LAHORE: Wapda ready for load shedding from tomorrow - 763mw shortfall LAHORE, Sept 30: Facing a shortfall of about 763mw, the Water and Power Development Authority will resort to three to four hours 'formal' load shedding from Saturday (tomorrow). ... LAHORE: Rabi starts with water shortage LAHORE, Sept 30: The country starts Rabi season on Friday (today) with both dams partially filled and an expected water shortage of 56 per cent. ... LAHORE: Mouza Census report in three weeks LAHORE, Sept 30: The Mouza (Village) Census 2003 report will be released in the third week of October, Dawn learnt here on Thursday. ... LAHORE: Three of a family killed LAHORE, Sept 30: Three members of a family and a servant were shot dead over a family dispute at Inayat Park in Shahdara on Thursday. ... THATTA:President urged to keep army post THATTA, Sept 30: The district council in an emergency meeting on Thursday passed a resolution urging Gen Pervez Musharraf to continue holding the post of army chief together with the presidency. ... PESHAWAR: Load shedding plan irks power minister PESHAWAR, Sept 30: Water and Power Minister Liaqat Ali Jatoi on Thursday nullified the Water and Power Development Authority's decision to work out a load shedding plan because of water shortage ... PESHAWAR: Nine senior officials transferred PESHAWAR, Sept 30: In a reshuffle of senior bureaucrats, the NWFP government ordered transfer of nine officials on Wednesday. ... HYDERABAD: Education dept being revamped - Minister HYDERABAD, Sept 30: Sindh Education Minister Hamida Khuhro has said the government is working to revamp the education department so that children are given quality education without any discrimination. ... HYDERABAD: Governing body of HDA yet to be formed HYDERABAD, Sept 30: The Sindh government is yet to constitute a governing body of the Hyderabad Development Authority despite a decision it had taken two months ago to do so. ... SANGHAR: Sanghar council wants president in uniform SANGHAR, Sept 30: The Sanghar District Council adopted a resolution on Thursday urging President Gen Pervez Musharraf retain his army post. The resolution was tabled by members of the Faqir Dost Panel ... QUETTA: PTCL workers continue strike QUETTA, Sept 30: A strike by Pakistan Telecommunication Corporation employees since Monday has badly affected the operation of its system and caused hardship to people. A token hunger strike by the employees continued for the 17th day on Thursday. ... QUETTA: Bugti has doubts about performance of parliament panel QUETTA, Sept 30: The chief of the Jamhoori Watan Party, Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti, has said he is not optimistic about the usefulness or performance of the 29-member parliamentary committee on Balochistan constituted this week. ... ABBOTTABAD: Awards for college artists ABBOTTABAD, Sept 30: Samar Waqar and Sidra Mehtab were awarded best drama artistes in English and Urdu in the Army Burn Hall College here on Wednesday evening. The college's Dramatic Society had organized the competition for students. ... DADU: Imdad Shah's death widely condoled DADU, Sept 30: Political leaders and elected representatives have condoled the death of nationalist leader Syed Imdad Mohammad Shah. Leaders of various political parties, MNAs, MPAs and nazims visited the residence of the late leader in Sann and offered condolences to his sons. ... BADIN: Police accused of supporting strike BADIN, Sept 30: The local officials of the Hyderabad Electric Supply Company (Hesco) have alleged that the strike call given by the Small Traders Organization and the local business community against the Hesco staff has the support of a law-enforcement agency and power thieves. ... SUKKUR: No respite for upper Sindh from load shedding SUKKUR, Sept 30: Despite an announcement by Federal Minister for Water and Power Liaqat Ali Jatoi that load shedding throughout the country has been ended, it is tormenting the people of Sukkur and other parts of the interior Sindh ... SUKKUR: Ombudsman takes suo motu notice of girl's murder SUKKUR, Sept 30: Sindh Ombudsman Yousuf Jamal has taken suo motu notice of the murder of a girl, Khadija, 17, by armed persons while she was in the custody of Ghotki police on Sept 25, apparently because she had married a man of her choice. ... RAHIM YAR KHAN: Vaccine shortage taking its toll RAHIM YAR KHAN, Sept 30: Non-availability of vaccines for different diseases have rendered dozens of children disabled and taken lives of hundreds of others in a decade in Abadpur union council in Rahim Yar Khan district. ... FAISALABAD: 22 absconders arrested in Faisalabad FAISALABAD, Sept 30: The local police claimed to have arrested 22 proclaimed offenders, five alleged rapists and six gangsters involved in a number of incidents of heinous crime during a week-long drive. ... MULTAN: Army college wins laurels MULTAN, Sept 30: The Army Public Degree College (APDC) students bagged first positions in Urdu and English declamation contest held here on Thursday. ... DERA GHAZI KHAN: JI teams halted in Dera DERA GHAZI KHAN, Sept 30: The Punjab police halted for some three hours Jamaat-i-Islami delegations in the limits of the DG Khan district which were going to attend the party's congregation in Peshawar. ... JHANG: DCO asked to resolve Officers' Club issue JHANG, Sept 30: Governor Khalid Maqbool has directed the DCO to resolve the tussle between some office-bearers of Jhang Officers' Club and members. ... GUJRAT: Load shedding puts people's nerves to test GUJRAT, Sept 30: The Gujranwala Electric Power Company has reportedly failed to ensure uninterrupted supply in many parts of the district for the last 10 days. ... SIALKOT: Daska without power for whole night SIALKOT, Sept 30: Daska city remained without electricity the whole night and for several hours on Thursday. The electricity suspension disrupted normal life, commercial and industrial activities. ... GUJRANWALA: Fireworks explosion leaves boy dead GUJRANWALA, Sept 30: A fireworks explosion claimed the life of a boy while two men sustained injuries here on Thursday in Timber Market, Wazirabad. Reports said Zahid Butt and Nadir Rafiq were preparing fireworks at their shop. ... VEHARI: Nine injured in Vehari incident VEHARI, Sept 30: Nine people, including six children, sustained injuries as fireworks exploded here on Wednesday night at Raitwali village. ... RAHIM YAR KHAN: Farmers protest against ex-minister RAHIM YAR KHAN, Sept 30: Dozens of farmers on Thursday demonstrated in front of the DPO office against the injustices of a former federal minister of state. The protesters were holding banners on which their demands were inscribed. ... LAHORE: Horse & cattle show in March LAHORE, Sept 30: The national horse and cattle show will be held in the first week of March next year at the Fortress Stadium. This was decided at a meeting which was presided over by Law Minister Raja Basharat here on Thursday. ... HYDERABAD: SHC summons Taluka nazim HYDERABAD, Sept 30: Justice Sarmad Jalal Osmany of the Sindh High Court, Hyderabad circuit, has directed the Kotri Taluka Nazim, Khuda Bux Joyo, to appear before the court on Friday for suspending three officials of the TMA. ...

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